Trades On January 15, 2015, the Redblacks traded
Jasper Simmons and
Dan Buckner to the
Calgary Stampeders in exchange for
Maurice Price. Ottawa is hoping that Price can provide the offense with some explosiveness which the team lacked during its inaugural season.
Free agency Within the first two days of the start of the free agency period, the Redblacks made four substantial acquisitions. On February 10, 2015, the Redblacks signed
Ernest Jackson from the
BC Lions to a two-year, $270,000 deal. The next day Ottawa announced they had signed
Greg Ellingson (from the
Tiger-Cats),
SirVincent Rogers (from the
Argonauts), and former
Ottawa Gee-Gees quarterback and current
wide receiver Brad Sinopoli (from the Stampeders). On April 21, 2015, the Redblacks announced they had signed wide receiver
Chris Williams. Williams had a very productive two seasons with the Ti-Cats accumulating 153 receptions for 2,362 receiving yards 17 receiving touchdowns, 1,198 punt return yards and five punt returns for touchdowns.
CFL draft The
2015 CFL draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Redblacks had six selections in the seven-round draft, including the
first overall pick where they selected Ottawa native
Alex Mateas. The club traded their third-round pick to
Calgary for
Justin Phillips.
Training camp The Redblacks conducted their spring mini-camp at TD Place Stadium on April 27–29. Rookies reported to training camp on May 27, with veterans following a few days later on May 31. Training camp was held at
Keith Harris Stadium on the campus of
Carleton University. == Preseason ==